Mandalorian

Mandalorians

                                                     are fictional people associated with the planet Mandalore in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas? First conceptualized for The Empire Strikes Back as a group of white-armored "super commandos", the idea developed into a single bounty hunter character known as Boba Fett. Although the term "Mandalorian" is never used in the films, the popularity of Boba Fett inspired an extensive number of works about Mandalorians in broader parts of the Star Wars franchise.

Creation and development 

In production for The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Ralph McQuarrie and Joe Johnston designed armor intended to be worn by soldiers described as supercommandos from the Mandalore system, armed with weapons built into white suits and known for battling the Jedi.^[2][3][1] Initially, the soldiers were called Super Troopers and were intended to look alike.^[3] The group eventually developed into a single bounty hunter character, Boba Fett, and the costume was reworked, but it retained elements such as wrist lasers, rocket darts, and a jetpack.^[2][3] In a 1979 issue of Bantha Tracks, the newsletter of the Official Star Wars Fan Club, Boba's armor was described as that of the "Imperial Shocktroopers, warriors from the olden time" who "came from the far side of the galaxy" and are few in number because they "were wiped out by the Jedi Knights during the Clone Wars"

Mandalore[edit]

Mandalore is the fictional home planet of the Mandalorian people, located in the Outer Rim in the sector and system of the same name.^[11] It has an inhabited moon called Concordia, a mining settlement to which Mandalorian warriors were exiled.^[12][13] Concord Dawn, located in the Mandalore sector,^[11] is also the homeworld of Mandalorian characters including Jango Fett, and the base of operations for the Protectors.^[14][15]

In The Clone Wars, Mandalore is largely uninhabitable desert, caused by a war with the Jedi that occurred before the setting of the series.^[1][16] The New Mandalorian people built their cities, such as the capital Sundari, in large biodomes. The design of Sundari draws on Cubist elements, and murals located in the city mimic Pablo Picasso's Guernica. The concept of Mandalore as a "large desolate planet of white sand with these cube-like buildings" was developed by Lucas early in development for The Clone Wars season two. Lucas also wanted layers of glass incorporated into the design. Because Sundari did not look enough like a giant city, the production team developed it into a dome with cubes on it. Filoni noted that the desolate and barren appearance was "kind of a Moebius-influenced design". Filoni had the shapes of Boba Fett's armor worked into the windows and the design of the architecture, feeling that the shapes were "emblematic" and that the warrior culture was so strong it was embedded into the architecture.^[17]

In Legends, Mandalore is the adoptive home planet of the Mandalorian people. The planet is originally inhabited by the Taung species, who rename themselves Mandalorian and originate the culture practiced by later non-Taung Mandalorians. Mandalore is largely sparsely populated wilderness,^[18] and its capital city Keldabe is located on a river that acts as a natural moat. Keldabe is described as an "anarchic fortress" characterized by dissimilar architectural styles

Books[edit]

• Windham, Ryder; Ling, Josh (2000). Aurra Sing: Dawn of the Bounty Hunters. San Francisco: Chronicle Books

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